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VGCC Graduates Encouraged to Continue to Aim High

Posted on August 21, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College Trustee Abdul Rasheed urged 217 new graduates to continue reaching for high goals at the college’s summer graduation ceremony on August 8.  Rasheed, a Henderson resident who is the founding president and chief executive officer of the North Carolina Community Development Initiative, was the principal speaker at the commencement exercises, held in … Read More

Joseph Brown Named VGCC Culinary Program Head

Posted on August 16, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has named Chef Joseph A. Brown to head its Culinary Technology program.  After completing the Associate in Applied Science degree, graduates of Brown’s two-year program will be prepared for entry-level professional positions in restaurants, hotels, catering operations, health-care facilities, schools, and other institutions.  Brown, who started his new position on August 1, … Read More

VGCC Offers New Medication Aide Course

Posted on August 10, 2006 by VGCC Staff
To respond to changing demands in the health-care industry, Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer a new Medication Aide course at its Main Campus in Vance County, and at two of its satellite campuses. Classes will be held on the Main Campus Monday through Thursday, September 11-14 and September 25-28, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 … Read More

Seven VGCC Automotive Students Earn Certification

Posted on August 10, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Five Vance-Granville Community College students in the day Automotive Systems Technology program and two in the evening program recently earned certification from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). In May, Vance-Granville’s automotive program was recertified by NATEF and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), indicating that the program continues to meet high … Read More

VGCC Industrial Systems Technology Program Offers Many Opportunities for Success

Posted on August 10, 2006 by VGCC Staff
VGCC Industrial Systems Technology Program Offers Many Opportunities for Success According to Vance-Granville Community College’s Industrial Systems Technology program head, Robert Hudson, demand for Industrial Systems technologists remains high, despite changing economic conditions. Hudson says that since he became a full-time VGCC instructor approximately sixteen years ago, he can recall only one year when the … Read More

Traditional Quilting Class Scheduled In September at Warren Campus

Posted on August 10, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Quilting instruction will return to the roots of the craft in a class to be conducted, beginning in September, at the Warren County Campus of Vance-Granville Community College in Warrenton. Peggy Stocks, who has been teaching quilting at the college many years, will teach a “Traditional and Heirloom Quilting” class that will be held from … Read More

Newly Certified Welders Bring VGCC Total to 545

Posted on August 10, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Seven Welding Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College recently earned their national certification through the American Welding Society (AWS), bringing to 545 the total number of certified welders produced by VGCC since it started its program in 1972. According to Welding program head and instructor Bill Jones, VGCC turns out more certified welders than any … Read More

New Ambassadors Announced At Vance-Granville Community College

Posted on July 26, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has selected a diverse group of 12 outstanding students to serve as Ambassadors during the 2006-2007 school year. Ambassadors represent the college at special campus events and community functions.  The VGCC Endowment Fund office manages the selection, training, and scheduling of Student Ambassador activities. The new ambassadors are Joan D. Ayscue (Recreation … Read More

VGCC Schedules Fall BioWork Classes At Franklin County Campus

Posted on July 26, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will be offering BioWork for Process Technicians classes in the fall of 2006 at its state-of-the-art Biotechnology Center at the Franklin County Campus in Louisburg. BioWork is a statewide training course that prepares students for employment as process technicians within the areas of bioprocess, pharmaceutical, or chemical manufacturing. BioWork is a rigorous … Read More

VGCC Trustees Swear in Members at July Meeting

Posted on July 18, 2006 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held their bimonthly meeting July 17. During the meeting, Ninth District Court Judge Randolph Baskerville swore in members reappointed for a new four-year term. The board also recognized the newly selected ambassadors for the college, and they honored Pat Graham for her years of service to the College. … Read More